This paper shows most democrats who participated did so because anti war protests took an anti republican angle. Once Obama was in, the energy dissipated. Remember Obama ran as a pretty strong progressive so when he ran straight to the center I think most voters were still hopeful.
Actually I don’t think Obama did anything to suppress the left because there was no left.
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I disagree Obama did anything to wrangle the anti war left into submission.
https://phys.org/news/2011-04-obama-election-antiwar-movement.html
This paper shows most democrats who participated did so because anti war protests took an anti republican angle. Once Obama was in, the energy dissipated. Remember Obama ran as a pretty strong progressive so when he ran straight to the center I think most voters were still hopeful.
Actually I don’t think Obama did anything to suppress the left because there was no left.
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